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Stop the National Park Surcharge Experiment

Redirect existing revenue, fix the backlog, and keep parks open to everyone.

California boasts nine national parks — more than any other state — that are part of the National Park Service, which protects and manages the more than 10,000 acres of mountains, deserts, seashore, and old-growth forest. Those parks sit alongside numerous other National Park Service–managed units — national monuments, historic sites, preserves, and cultural landscapes — all part of the vast U.S. National Park System, which protects millions of acres under a range of designations. Continue reading